What's so special about a power distributor?

When designing the very best power distributor for the finest High End Audio systems, every detail matters. The Essence Reference-II Power Distributor is designed to be the perfect "no compromise" compliment to the power cord that bears the same name. So revealing were the performance improvements to the Reference-II power cord, we had to re-engineer the Power Distributor!

Inner Beauty

The extruded aluminum chassis with constant varying wall thickness continues to provide excellent rigidity and self-damping properties. So we focused our attention on internal components and assembly. First we re-optimized the wiring harness electrical properties to match the new Reference-II power cord. Next, we developed a new chassis damping and component vibration isolation system to assure the Power Distributor's performance is not compromised by airborne or structure borne vibrations:

• New Exclusive Multi-Conductor Internal Wiring Harness
• New Internal Component Vibration Isolation System
• Enhanced Proprietary Chassis Damping System
• Hard-Wired The Essence Reference-II Power Cord

No additional power cord required! The Essence Reference-II Power Distributor is a ready-to-use power distribution solution, improving performance and providing surge protection for any audio system. When used with Reference-II power cords, it forms the hub of a power distribution system with maximum synergy that maintains all the performance characteristics of the cord including macro and micro dynamics, transient speed, midrange purity, resolution and phase coherence.

Form Follows Function...

The first thing you notice with our power distributors is the cylindrical body with fluted surface. This shape not only looks cool, it's purposeful because the cylindrical shape is strong and rigid. The outer flutes are matched with a smooth inner surface, resulting in constantly varying wall thickness, which gives the chassis self-damping properties. You may want a musical instrument to ring, but you want your electrical component chassis to be immune to distortion causing vibrations.

• Aluminum Chassis With Excellent Shielding Properties
• Cylindircal Shape For Superior Strength & Rigidity
• Fluted Surface For Added Strength & Self-Damping Properties
• Polycarbonate Endcaps For Outstanding Impact Resistance

The Best Parts And Materials

Reference Duplex Outlet

Our outlets are custom manufactured to combine the highest mechanical integrity with the best sound quality.

• Hospital Grade Construction. Provides superior contact, retention and reliability.
• Isolated Ground. Separated from the strap, the isolated ground will not come in contact with chassis ground.
• Bronze Line & Neutral Contacts. Electrical-grade bronze has 98% copper, brass only 60%. The result - more natural tonal balance and reduced distortions.
• Cryogenic Treatment to -300-Degrees F. Cryogenic processing permanently alters the grain structure. The result is lower resistance and reduced distortion.

Proprietary Damping & Vibration Isolation System

For even more vibration control, we fill our Power Distributors with a proprietary damping material, which coats the inner chassis walls and encapsulates the internal wiring. All internal current carrying compopnents are isolated from directly contacting the chassis.

Hard-Wired Reference-II Power Cord

• Multiple small-gauge line & neutral conductors for speed, phase performance and current capacity
• Oversized ground conductor improves maintaining system ground
• Inner jacket spaces shield away from current carrying conductors
• Maximum coverage braided copper shield rejects RFI for lower noise
• Outer jacket for superior protection
• Woven polyester sleeving for added abrasion resistance

Cryogenically Treated Multi-Conductor Internal Wiring

New and exclusive to the Reference-II Power Distributor, cryogenically treated multi-conductor line/neutral cables employing the same conductor size as the power cord to maintain phase coherence. A star configuration wiring scheme connects each duplex pair directly to the power cord.

Reference-II European Version

Available European version, Reference-II Power Distributor for most countries in continental Europe. The European version features six (6) Furutech receptacles and a hard-wired Reference-II power cord.